Memorial Day at Mt. Cavalry Cemetery

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The Most Rev. John C. Wester, bishop of Salt Lake City celebrated the Memorial Day Mass at Mount Cavalry Catholic Cemetery. Under a sunny sky with a crowd of several hundred in attendance, he said the event honored "those who have given their lives so that we might enjoy our lives...As we come to the cemetery to honor our dead, especially those who have died for our country or who have given their lives for others, it's important for us to remember that their sacrifice -what they did - continues to be effective in our lives as we continue to be in a relationship with them. We continue to give them thanks. We continue to remember them, not just as someone in the dim past, but we remember them as living today with God in the fullness of the kingdom."